Ok, ladies and gentlemen (or rather, maybe one lady and some dude who accidentally stumbled upon this blog) -- I realize I've been a rather irresponsible blogger as of late (late being the entire past year and a half), and that I've undermined the entire purpose of writing this blog (letting friends know what I'm up to) by not actually writing in it.
But spring has sprung, and I'm feeling the need to write again, so here goes...
I'm not even going to attempt to fill in the last year and a half of my life, but I'll innumerate the highlights/lowlights:
1) Left the Editorial department at the publishing house for which I work, and began working for the Managing Editorial department, where I've now been for the past year or so.
2) Saw some truly incredible shows on stage this past year, including Berthold Brecht's "Mother Courage" at the Public Theater (the outdoor amphitheater in Central Park) starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline, and Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera (the MOST amazing thing I've ever seen on stage in my life, hands down). Not to mention my good friend Dan's rise to fame at Lincoln Center's "A House in Town" and on Broadway in "The Vertical Hour" with Julianne Moore. That was just four more reasons why I love this city, by the way.
3) Danny moved back to Jacksonville, and 6 months later, we broke up. Gonna keep that one short and intentionally vague on details, folks, for obvious reasons.
4) Got to see Gomez in concert in March, and Dan Bern in concert in February (and again tomorrow night!). I also discovered a ton of new music--shout out to Eric and Jeff for the cultural enlightenment.
5) Did some exploring of this extremely awesome city I call home, including some covert ops on Roosevelt Island (I have pictures locked in a vault somewhere).
6) My parents visited New York City for the first time in 30 years, and despite being convinced they would be mugged and turned into Democrats, they LOVED it here. I had such a blast showing them around, and they're coming back in the fall.
So I think that's it for the past, and now to the present:
As is often the case in this city, the weather makes all the difference in the world. The mood of the entire city and all the people in it changes depending on the rain or sun or cold weather. This winter was particularly long for me, so when the weather broke, it was really like starting a life in New York all over again. I feel independent and intrepid and many other words that begin with the letter "i". I've put a lot of effort into changing my bedroom decor, making it a little more my style. I've been spending a lot of time with my NYC family (Jon & Co.) and making new friends. It's not that I didn't already know this, but lately I've realized just how wonderful and supportive my friends are. I've also met some truly incredible people over the last few months, and I consider myself very lucky to be surrounded by such an interesting and intelligent crowd. So here it is, the middle of May, and I think there's a very good summer in store for me.
I was at the Strand yesterday, and found this box of cards called "Walk NYC." It's a deck of 50 cards, and on each one is a map of a neighborhood in NYC and a walking route. On the back of the card is the history of that particular neighborhood and some interesting historical and cultural sights that can be found there. I plan on using at least one card per week to do some exploring.
Well, I'm all typed out for now. And though I know you don't believe me, more to come...I promise.
C
posted by Colleen @ 7:30 AM
